Product Overview
Prodigy Microfocuser is a robust clear 3-inch robotic focuser
which allows you to precisely and remotely control the focus of your telescope
setup.
Its sturdy mechanical design ensures that Prodigy Microfocuser can lift up to
10Kg of equipment, dead accurate and flexure free. Focuser has a 25mm of draw
tube travel and a clear aperture of 76mm / 3”.
The
full 3-inch focuser drawtube accepts different types of telescope adapters
such as Celestron SCT Edge, GSO RC types and refractor types.
Prodigy
houses 2xUSB2 switchable ports and 2x12V switchable power
outputs that provide electric “juice” to your equipment
close to the focuser (e.g Filter Wheel, Guiding camera etc).
Clear
aperture of 3 inches
Prodigy Microfocuser has a clear aperture of 3
inches or 76mm. Its drawtube can travel up to 25mm
Adjustable
rotation
Focuser allows adjustable rotation / precise
orientation on both sides. This helps you to easily fit the microfocuser to
your telescope and also place your camera with the desired orientation.
Innovative
design supporting highweight loads
Prodigy Microfocuser is not a Crayford neither a
Rack & Pinion type. Its innovative mechanical focus design provides very
high load support and accuracy with zero maintenance. Prodigy Microfocuser can
easily lift up to 10Kg (22lb) of imaging equipment with zero flex
Available
Adapters for telescopes
Optional
adapters for telescope connection are:
- Celestron SCT Edge C11, C14
(SKU: PEG-PRDG-C11)
– Can be used to Celestron Edge C 9.25 in combination with Celestron’s focal reducer only. Focal reducer has to be mounted first on the telescope.
- GSO, Astrotech, Omegon, Altair,
TS or similar RC 10”, 12” , 14”, 16” (SKU:
PEG-PRDG-GSO117)
- GSO, Astrotech, Omegon, iOptron, TS or similar RC 8” (SKU: PEG-PRDG-GSO90
- Takahashi ED-FSQ 85
(coming soon) - Skywatcher ESPRIT 100
(coming soon)
[please
contact us for inquiries about other telescope adapters]
You
can also download this 3d step file and
modify the telescope side of the adapter based on your needs (aperture / thread
and backfocus).
Industrial grade USB Hub and Power Ports
At
the side of the focuser you can locate:
- 2
x USB2 ports
allowing the connectivity of equipment close to your focuser such as a Filter Wheel, a guiding camera, a motorized OAG etc. - 2 x 12V power outputs
Each port can output up to 4Amps
A neat feature to tide up your USB and Power cables.
Temperature Probe
An external digital temperature sensor input is
located on the side of the focuser. A digital temperature sensor is included in
the package. The probe can be placed near the focuser so the exact temperature
of the focuser / environment can be seen through the supplied software or ASCOM
driver.
Expansion Port / Manual Focus (optional accessory)
Prodigy has an expansion RJ45 port on the side of
the enclosure. This port allows the connectivity of our “upcoming” hand
controller for this product.
Standalone program available
ASCOM and INDI support
Prodigy Microfocuser supports latest ASCOM and INDI
framework.
Firmware upgrade support
Firmware supports re-programming via the USB 2.0
connection using upgrade software ((only available for Windows), for future
upgrades which may become available. We constantly receive feedback from our
customers and keep updating the firmware and software with new features.
